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so, as part of our bylaws, every year we elect chair and vice-chair positions for this commission. i am currently serving as chair and commissioner rosales is serving as vice-chair. i guess we'll entertain any nominations for chair and vice-chair. >> i have a nomination, madam president. i think president johnson did a marvelous job last year and actually one year is not enough. and, so, i want to nominate, you know, as our leader for the next year. and also i nominate rosales for vice president. >> thank you very much for those kind words. i appreciated serving out this past year. are there any other nominationses for chair or vice-chair? okay. seeing none, we'll take the vote separately for both positions. let's -- i guess -- sorry. >> i'd like to second the motion for the nomination of christine johnson as president for the next year. >> thank you very much. >> second. >> second for the vice-chair as well. >> i will second commissioner sing's nomination for vice-chair rosales. >> thank you very much. seeing how there are no other candidates, we don't necessarily need to take a v
so, as part of our bylaws, every year we elect chair and vice-chair positions for this commission. i am currently serving as chair and commissioner rosales is serving as vice-chair. i guess we'll entertain any nominations for chair and vice-chair. >> i have a nomination, madam president. i think president johnson did a marvelous job last year and actually one year is not enough. and, so, i want to nominate, you know, as our leader for the next year. and also i nominate rosales for vice...
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in this midterm election year the social safety net of medicare, medicaid and food stamps will be at the heart of the debate. >> joining me now to discuss the successes and failures of the war on poverty as it's known are philip cohen, professor of sociology at university of maryland, and olivia golden, executive director of the center for law and social policy for k clasp. let me ask you, on balance, do they work? >> i had a chance in the clinton administration to oversee head start and focus on the programs for low income people. i would say the improvement in nutrition, the ability to reach children with healthcare are extraordinarily important, but for children which is what i know best, the overall poverty levels remain bright anyoning in 22% to 21%, that's the low wage labor market. it's the ways in which the economy and low-wage jobs are failing us and our public investment is getting us part of the way there. but there is a huge amount less to do. >> professor, same question. >> well, i think that we're doing okay now. the trick is we have to keep score correctly. all the pro
in this midterm election year the social safety net of medicare, medicaid and food stamps will be at the heart of the debate. >> joining me now to discuss the successes and failures of the war on poverty as it's known are philip cohen, professor of sociology at university of maryland, and olivia golden, executive director of the center for law and social policy for k clasp. let me ask you, on balance, do they work? >> i had a chance in the clinton administration to oversee head...
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because thank heavens, we have great elections but we give the people the chance to say yes or no. [applause] >> the governor had a couple of daughters. i was wondering, excuse me. i was wondering what their contribution to texas was? >> who did you say to governor hobby? >> governor hogg. >> oh, okay. he gave a great constitution per se. and he was a contributor to the great state of texas. he has given so much to the history and culture of our state. the home that she had in houston is called bio band. it is a house of treasures of beautiful artwork that she preserved through the years and then donated to the people of texas and the people of houston, texas, and it's one of the finest furniture collections probably in the world. it is open for tours, it has beautiful grounds right in the center of houston. it is a park as well as a beautiful mansion with very refined furniture. so there were rumors that hogg had two daughters. it was kind of a joke that there was an ima and a ura. but it was a great governor, he was hogg. >> i read nine women and counting in micro-scout troop. it
because thank heavens, we have great elections but we give the people the chance to say yes or no. [applause] >> the governor had a couple of daughters. i was wondering, excuse me. i was wondering what their contribution to texas was? >> who did you say to governor hobby? >> governor hogg. >> oh, okay. he gave a great constitution per se. and he was a contributor to the great state of texas. he has given so much to the history and culture of our state. the home that she...
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>> my father was first elected congress in 1940. he was 26 and my mother was 24 was before world war ii so the rules were still there of calling. had to go calling and there was, you know, the supreme court on monday, the cabinet on i'm making up the days -- but the senate on wednesday, like that. and there was my mother, this 24-year-old girl except people were older then than they are now so her first day of having to go calling and the horn honks she goes running down and it's lady bird johnson and pauline gore, al gore's mother, and they took her calling that first day and the friendship has been very warm since to the point, all through their husband's political lives and then when they both became widows they traveled together and had a wonderful time together. >> we're going to step back in time and learn more about the woman whoof the became first lady on november 22, 1963. before we do that, a reminder involvement. these programs are interesting because of your questions. join in tonight. c-span'sweet us at website. we're a
>> my father was first elected congress in 1940. he was 26 and my mother was 24 was before world war ii so the rules were still there of calling. had to go calling and there was, you know, the supreme court on monday, the cabinet on i'm making up the days -- but the senate on wednesday, like that. and there was my mother, this 24-year-old girl except people were older then than they are now so her first day of having to go calling and the horn honks she goes running down and it's lady...
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i if i run i will offer the people of the united states the first opportunity to elect a president who does not belong to a palooza political party said george washington he is our only president who did not belong to a political party at all and this would give the american people an opportunity to make history again and we're going to have multiple but we had the wig the federalists where we had were of the world i have any parties. they're nothing but gangs that's all they are i don't belong to any of them elect a president that belongs to no political party and i believe larry you could win off that that alone especially now in light of this government shutdown that's what scares me larry all the pieces are falling into place for me we take this week early so the should the shutdown may be over on the think we'll learn from it. learn what learn not to do it again well they won't make got to change the make up then they won't learn from it obviously because they care more about i mean they like you said it's the law and now they want to break the law well in my book i give many many
i if i run i will offer the people of the united states the first opportunity to elect a president who does not belong to a palooza political party said george washington he is our only president who did not belong to a political party at all and this would give the american people an opportunity to make history again and we're going to have multiple but we had the wig the federalists where we had were of the world i have any parties. they're nothing but gangs that's all they are i don't belong...
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commissioner selected to run the nbd just days after the president's phenomenal 1964 election triumph he was irate no doubt because he had not been consulted. lin was content to run the department as his predecessor had done and johnson who had clear ambition to reform-minded they're more authority over the mtv finally resorted to circumventing the new chief >> host: 67 johnson appointed walter washington, the last presidential appointment to the d.c. commission and the first to be designated mayor commissioner and later under home rule the city's first elected mayor. upon appointment as mayor commissioner washington brian patrick murphy, former chief of police in syracuse, new york as director of public safety. murphy launched an aggressive recruitment drive to hire blacks to the npd and implemented the various recommendations of johnson's client commission. in 1968 he orchestrated a leadership change selecting a technocrat with progressive leanings, jerry wilson, to replace lane as nbd police chief. with or without the help of congress johnson showed real determination in his effort
commissioner selected to run the nbd just days after the president's phenomenal 1964 election triumph he was irate no doubt because he had not been consulted. lin was content to run the department as his predecessor had done and johnson who had clear ambition to reform-minded they're more authority over the mtv finally resorted to circumventing the new chief >> host: 67 johnson appointed walter washington, the last presidential appointment to the d.c. commission and the first to be...
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maitland mp to the election seen one or two seats. the new government is expected to follow and makes week. the opposition achieved a kid that is ours has enforced a forty hour shutdown on monday. keith ninety two the care and several others but instead in a boston cop response not the best in khyber tribal region on monday. beat in the month bills kids. it's close enough that even a group of people the meeting at the house and cooking contest back in taipei and out in the south island fish and sycamore table group behind the attack could not be ascertained. in this coming month not see this made an impressive debut and only come into the elections is now trying to make and mop and a massive politics has popped i definitely need the money tiki awful tonight in the lead in the coming months to the hockey said the project dates this list of candidates for the upcoming general elections identity to get my dvd of the daddy of them said the country should have better options other than the building contest and the main opposition to the ag
maitland mp to the election seen one or two seats. the new government is expected to follow and makes week. the opposition achieved a kid that is ours has enforced a forty hour shutdown on monday. keith ninety two the care and several others but instead in a boston cop response not the best in khyber tribal region on monday. beat in the month bills kids. it's close enough that even a group of people the meeting at the house and cooking contest back in taipei and out in the south island fish and...
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we have an election year coming up. we have a congress that is paralyzed. so even though we saw major advancement, the approval of the senate bill, and we saw different changes in the states, driver's license and changes with a pro-immigrant attitude, many districts made it impossible. just the matter of the republican congress, the house of representatives, they don't want to move forward on anything that could help. >> did it ever look like such a slam dunk as it looked in the editorial boards around the country? >> what we failed to recognize was the imperative that the national republican party felt was to get on and be behind immigration reform, and in districts that are red and this idea is not popular, and the districts that are blue and it is popular. i think it could still happen. those republicans that weren't converts, they may decide this is a good idea after all. >> profession johnson, much like immigration coming out of the 2012 elections one issue that was hot was reforming and taking a look at the nation's gun lots in the weeks just after th
we have an election year coming up. we have a congress that is paralyzed. so even though we saw major advancement, the approval of the senate bill, and we saw different changes in the states, driver's license and changes with a pro-immigrant attitude, many districts made it impossible. just the matter of the republican congress, the house of representatives, they don't want to move forward on anything that could help. >> did it ever look like such a slam dunk as it looked in the editorial...
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voters are willing to elect women. the problem is that women are not running in the numbers we expect them to run in. the fact that i just said about one women run for office they fare as well as men, most women do not know that. of peoplehat 70% believe that there is bias against female candidates. acting not to run for office might be a rational response to a political environment that potential candidates perceived as biased. importantly, we have to disseminate the message that women are just as able to succeed. host: here is another chart. openness to potential jobs and professions by sex. is her college age men and women. open to political positions. three. higher on all then when you go to historically female careers. guest: we still have traditional sex segregation in terms of occupational preferences. that is especially interesting among a college sample. wheres a group of people we would think that we would see far more egalitarian is in. a lot of careers we do. ,areers like lawyer or doctor women and men are
voters are willing to elect women. the problem is that women are not running in the numbers we expect them to run in. the fact that i just said about one women run for office they fare as well as men, most women do not know that. of peoplehat 70% believe that there is bias against female candidates. acting not to run for office might be a rational response to a political environment that potential candidates perceived as biased. importantly, we have to disseminate the message that women are...
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we decide the elections going forward. we decided a lot of things. we are the ones who are balancing family and personal budgets. we are the ones making most of the spending decisions. we are on the frontlines of health care. you talk to any medical provider, they will tell you. you are talking to a daughter or daughter-in-law. we are involved in energy policy. we know what it means here and it is time that we step up. we are all involved in this to change public policy. we don't do that unless we are in power. i am tired of others and there are politicians across this country that are making a decision on your behalf everything will day. the involved as a voter, as a participant, as an activist, but also as someone who will run for office. >> if i could follow-up on this, just to get the sense especially given the partisan divide and the gridlock, and i've seen all of the complaints from your constituents -- what is the number one complaint that you hear from women constituents that they would like to see dealt with directly in congress? >> they are
we decide the elections going forward. we decided a lot of things. we are the ones who are balancing family and personal budgets. we are the ones making most of the spending decisions. we are on the frontlines of health care. you talk to any medical provider, they will tell you. you are talking to a daughter or daughter-in-law. we are involved in energy policy. we know what it means here and it is time that we step up. we are all involved in this to change public policy. we don't do that unless...
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and there never was a democratic election after the one that elected him. and it wasn't just the overthrow of individuals but the destruction of a democratic system. and for the final monster that they win out against the world was fidel castro and that operation did not turn out so successfully either. and it was immediately after president kennedy was elected in 1960, only two days after his election that he held a press conference in hyannisport in the first announcement that he made in his first press conference was to say that he had asked allen dulles to stay on the head of the cia and he then proceeded to plan that had already been hatched under the eisenhower administration to launch the invasion of the bay of pigs in which fidel castro would be overthrown. and so during my research, particularly in these archives, i came up with a new case about the bay of pigs invasion and i think it shed a new light on why that invasion collapsed. during the run-up to the invasion, major changes were made and it was decided that the invaders would land on a beach
and there never was a democratic election after the one that elected him. and it wasn't just the overthrow of individuals but the destruction of a democratic system. and for the final monster that they win out against the world was fidel castro and that operation did not turn out so successfully either. and it was immediately after president kennedy was elected in 1960, only two days after his election that he held a press conference in hyannisport in the first announcement that he made in his...
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last year elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences. a former director of the leon center for biography at the graduate school in new york. she teaches in the msa program at the new school university in columbia university school of the art and taught cor are a lawrence college in new york. where she was washington irving professor. please welcome brenda wineapple and nathaniel philbrick. [applause] >> on my way over here, nathaniel, i talked about how both of these subjects are, you know, obviously the most, you know, among the notable eras of american history. how could we characterize, you know, a comparatively between your book and brenda's when it comes to, you know, intensity and relevance, you know, where both in the revolution and with the civil war there wasn't very much of a clear future in any era. >> yeah. well, i was thinking about this question, actually, when i heard about the great opportunity to be paired with brenda. and my "bunker hill" begins and ends with john quincy adams, it begins with him at 7 years old, standin
last year elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences. a former director of the leon center for biography at the graduate school in new york. she teaches in the msa program at the new school university in columbia university school of the art and taught cor are a lawrence college in new york. where she was washington irving professor. please welcome brenda wineapple and nathaniel philbrick. [applause] >> on my way over here, nathaniel, i talked about how both of these...
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and dale bumpers, later a senator -- he was a senator when jimmy was elected. but he was governor at the same time jimmy was. and at governor's conferences, they would get together. and he work with us at the center for disease control and developed a good immunization program. she talked me into doing it at home. and so after we got to the white house, she called me. of course i was ready to work on immunization in the white house. that was when my great victories. immunization was required by school-age in only 15 states. there was a little bit about argument about whether it was 15 or 17. the first year we were working with the secretary of hhs and we got it in all 50 states. that was exciting. we had this big meeting in washington -- i go from one subject to another. we have this big meeting in washington to celebrate at people from all over the country. the next day there was not one word in the paper about it. i was so upset. so i called joe califano. i said, "i know there was a camera there." he said it was ours. but nobody was interested in immunization
and dale bumpers, later a senator -- he was a senator when jimmy was elected. but he was governor at the same time jimmy was. and at governor's conferences, they would get together. and he work with us at the center for disease control and developed a good immunization program. she talked me into doing it at home. and so after we got to the white house, she called me. of course i was ready to work on immunization in the white house. that was when my great victories. immunization was required by...
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and americans do not typically elect senate insiders as president. and so much and he was elected very narrowly in 1960 against richard nixon and what if he had lost and need to hunker down and run again in 1964. and people at that school sometimes cited whether or not in 1980 he was defeated. and then he decided that he wanted to put all of his energy and then he decided that he wanted to put all of his energy into being a great senator and he became one of the real dominant senators of the 20th century. and there is another scenario where as kennedy would have lived. and he had talked about that in a family gathering. detecting that he doesn't want to be this way. and it's interesting to think that perhaps kennedy might have after a certain period a time going back to the situation. and the one kind of thing is that this is a good thing, he wrote about john quincy adams and profiles of courage. and this includes after a certain period after leaving the white house. so that is something that we will never know. >> and i welcome your questions and co
and americans do not typically elect senate insiders as president. and so much and he was elected very narrowly in 1960 against richard nixon and what if he had lost and need to hunker down and run again in 1964. and people at that school sometimes cited whether or not in 1980 he was defeated. and then he decided that he wanted to put all of his energy and then he decided that he wanted to put all of his energy into being a great senator and he became one of the real dominant senators of the...
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it was a method so effective it helped him get elected. >> they covered my mental health at first, and then they never showed up anymore. one of the things i wanted to do was bring attention to the issue and how terrible it was and how , butervices there were just getting it out to the public. that's what i did in georgia. they just didn't come. i met this woman who was one of the press people, and i said no one ever covers my meetings. she would say, it is not a sexy issue. i neveridn't mind, but did get much coverage for it, but we toured the country and develop legislation and past the mental health systems act of 1980. it passed through congress one month before jimmy was involuntarily retired from the white house. >> thursday our encore presentation of first ladies continues with the life of betty ford. shortly after becoming first lady she had a mastectomy and release details about her surgery, bringing public awareness to breast cancer. she spoke openly about premarital sex. later she shared her experience with alcohol and prescription drug addiction, which led to the creation o
it was a method so effective it helped him get elected. >> they covered my mental health at first, and then they never showed up anymore. one of the things i wanted to do was bring attention to the issue and how terrible it was and how , butervices there were just getting it out to the public. that's what i did in georgia. they just didn't come. i met this woman who was one of the press people, and i said no one ever covers my meetings. she would say, it is not a sexy issue. i neveridn't...
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it is an election year. let's look at what is on the agenda. in the republican-led house, legislation on personal data in the affordable care act. democrats will try to raise the minimum wage and jobless benefits extended. >> janet yellen as the head of the federal reserve is due to be voted on. >> a flight from san francisco to new york made an emergency landing because of a bomb scare. an american airlines plane landed. the precautions were taken after a flash drive was taped to the bath room wall. parnings and crew -- passengers and crew were evacuated. nothing else suspicious was found and passengers were allowed reboard and continue the flight. >> a small plane crashed killing one person. the plane, a bombardier challenger 600 was on route from tuscon to aspen. eyewitnesss say it caught fire whilst trying to land. >> now rules for commercial pilots by the ffa. details next. >> if you have recently visited a yahoo website, your computer may be infected. >> the computers of hundreds of thousands of users who visited yahoo websites may have b
it is an election year. let's look at what is on the agenda. in the republican-led house, legislation on personal data in the affordable care act. democrats will try to raise the minimum wage and jobless benefits extended. >> janet yellen as the head of the federal reserve is due to be voted on. >> a flight from san francisco to new york made an emergency landing because of a bomb scare. an american airlines plane landed. the precautions were taken after a flash drive was taped to...
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of course, the presidential election and who your nominee is can change a party, too. if they have their next nominee come 2016, if that someone is not necessarily a mitt romney, but somebody fighting for the poor and the middle class, that can go a long way for the gop. >> it almost seems this message is easier heard from a governor who could actually have real results. >> potentially. every day, democrats are talking about this and republicans aren't talking about health care is a good day for democrats. >> so true. mark murray, thank you for joining us. >>> ahead on this tuesday edition of "the daily rundown," what's behind the subzero temperatures gripping the country? bill karins joins me next to explain. this is a good one, the polar vortex. >>> first today's trivia question, name the two men who appeared four times on a winning presidential ticket. the first person to tweet the correct answer will get an on-air shout out. the answers and more on "the daily rundown." [ female announcer ] who are we? we are the thinkers. the job jugglers. the up all-nighters. and
of course, the presidential election and who your nominee is can change a party, too. if they have their next nominee come 2016, if that someone is not necessarily a mitt romney, but somebody fighting for the poor and the middle class, that can go a long way for the gop. >> it almost seems this message is easier heard from a governor who could actually have real results. >> potentially. every day, democrats are talking about this and republicans aren't talking about health care is a...
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totally oud in any kind of elective office, first term i heard interviewing potential staff members was cashing out. not like this was a new phenomenon. he fact is it is a constant issue with members of congress and their staff in terms of how do you retain good people. a lot of good people here. that is just an issue people will have to deal on a case-by-case basis with individuals. do we have time for one more? thank you for coming. i appreciate it. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] president obama's topic advisor is urging congress to benefits for ent three months. he told white house reporters the bipartisan bill in the would give lawmakers more time to develop long-term this.on to the problem is a half hour. >> thank you. thanks, jay. is no question we go into 2014 with more economic momen m momentum. the unemployment rate is down to 7%. private ad 2.3 million sector jobs the last year and we -- seen housing up about housing prices up about 13%. but there's also no question need to ensure the economy has
totally oud in any kind of elective office, first term i heard interviewing potential staff members was cashing out. not like this was a new phenomenon. he fact is it is a constant issue with members of congress and their staff in terms of how do you retain good people. a lot of good people here. that is just an issue people will have to deal on a case-by-case basis with individuals. do we have time for one more? thank you for coming. i appreciate it. [captioning performed by national...
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>> prime minister nouri al-maliki is the elected prime minister of that country. it may not be perfect, but it was good. government formation was messy, but he emerged as the prime minister and that's more legitimacy than most governments in the region have. it's incumbent on us to support him. if he has no longer the prime minister in april, he has no longer the prime minister. we want a democracy in iraq, let's see what it gives us. >> wouldn't it be worse if it falls apart? >> worse for who? >> if you have a civil war between the sunnis and the shia. >> they are having a war between the government and the population in anbar province. >> secretary of state john kerry and the white house made clear they planned to support iraq militarily but there'll be no troops. this is what was said on monday. >> we have, as secretary of state john kerry said, made a significant commitment to helping the iraqi government in dealing with that situation. and what secretary of state john kerry's point was, and this is a broader point about conflict in the season, this is somethi
>> prime minister nouri al-maliki is the elected prime minister of that country. it may not be perfect, but it was good. government formation was messy, but he emerged as the prime minister and that's more legitimacy than most governments in the region have. it's incumbent on us to support him. if he has no longer the prime minister in april, he has no longer the prime minister. we want a democracy in iraq, let's see what it gives us. >> wouldn't it be worse if it falls apart?...
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because that election between mitt romney and barack obama presented two very distinct and clear paths down which americans could choose to go. the path of the republicans and the tea party extremists who really thought the solution to our nation budgetary problems was cutting taxes for the wealthy and cutting spending. we watched that movie before and we saw the ending and we didn't like it and barack obama and the democrats in congress path which was take a balanced approach to deficit reduction, make some difficult choices in spending reductions that but don't cut the heart out of our future like education and health care research that really would make us less dependent and also make sure that we ask people who can afford to pay a little bit more by closing tax loopholes that people really have no business benefiting from and some of the tax cuts which we did in january when we allow people who make less than $450,000 a year for their tax cuts to continue and make more for those tax cuts to expire. we have made some progress. we have to make more. i will tell you that i think it's
because that election between mitt romney and barack obama presented two very distinct and clear paths down which americans could choose to go. the path of the republicans and the tea party extremists who really thought the solution to our nation budgetary problems was cutting taxes for the wealthy and cutting spending. we watched that movie before and we saw the ending and we didn't like it and barack obama and the democrats in congress path which was take a balanced approach to deficit...
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it was so effective that it helps him get elected to the presidency. >> i got upset with the president because they covered my mental health work the first few meetings i had. and then they never showed up anymore. and one of the things i wanted to do was bring attention to the issue of how terrible it was and what few services there were. but just getting it out in public, that is what i did in georgia. i developed a good program in georgia, by the way. but they just didn't come. when there was walking in the white house, and i met this woman who was one of the press , nobody ever said covers my meetings anymore. she said mrs. carter, is not a sexy issue. like.at i did not but i never received much coverage for it. but we toured the country, we , and passlegislation the mental health assistance act of 1980. it passed through congress one before jimmy was involuntarily removed from the white house. it was one of the greatest disappointment of my life when the incoming president put it on the shelf. on "first lady is," we have two exclusive interviews, hearst, former first lady rosalynn
it was so effective that it helps him get elected to the presidency. >> i got upset with the president because they covered my mental health work the first few meetings i had. and then they never showed up anymore. and one of the things i wanted to do was bring attention to the issue of how terrible it was and what few services there were. but just getting it out in public, that is what i did in georgia. i developed a good program in georgia, by the way. but they just didn't come. when...
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elections going forward. we decide a lot of things. we're the ones that are the family and our personal budgets. we're the ones making most of the spending decisions. frontlines of healthcare. you talk to any medicare provider, they will tell you daughterpeaking to a or a daughter-in-law. we're involved in energy policy. we're the ones putting the gas car.e we know what it means. step up.e that we we're all involved in this to change public policy. that unless we're in power. and we're not in power unless we win elections, unless we step up involve ourselves. i am tired of others and -- and there are politicians across making decisions on your behalf every single day. a involved as a voter, as participant, as an activist. the but also as someone that's for office. >> if i could just follow-up along the panel. just to get the sense, especially given the partisan gridlock -- and i assume you all hear complaints about this from your constituents. but what is the number one issue hear from women constituents that they would like to be deal
elections going forward. we decide a lot of things. we're the ones that are the family and our personal budgets. we're the ones making most of the spending decisions. frontlines of healthcare. you talk to any medicare provider, they will tell you daughterpeaking to a or a daughter-in-law. we're involved in energy policy. we're the ones putting the gas car.e we know what it means. step up.e that we we're all involved in this to change public policy. that unless we're in power. and we're not in...
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she agreed to campaign for the election of 1964. dallas was just the beginning. she told him i'll go anywhere with you. and other evidence suggests that there viewing the marriage and each other in a different closer way. they were having a great time on the trip to texas. >> she agreed to go texas because the factions of lyndon johnson and the liberal senator were at each other's throats and jack kennedy needed texas again. so they went to texas. they went to houston, they went -- ended up in fort worth, the night before on the 21st of november. and on the 22nd of november, as they were talking in the bedroom, he said something that i found eerie. >> yes. well, the night before they arrived in fort forth, they had come from houston. now they are in the hotel room in the morning. and the president looks at a newspaper. the dallas paper. he's reading it before he flies there. there's a full-page ad welcoming him to texas. they thought they're welcoming me. they were having a good trip so far. the 21st went great. then he read the ad. and it was a 12-list of being
she agreed to campaign for the election of 1964. dallas was just the beginning. she told him i'll go anywhere with you. and other evidence suggests that there viewing the marriage and each other in a different closer way. they were having a great time on the trip to texas. >> she agreed to go texas because the factions of lyndon johnson and the liberal senator were at each other's throats and jack kennedy needed texas again. so they went to texas. they went to houston, they went -- ended...
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how do the elections weigh in? they are a chance for us to hold our elected officials accountable. they are a choice moment for the country. what kind of country are we going to be? what kinds of values over going to reflect? certainly we are looking to this election cycle as a time where we will make our values reflected in the leadership that we have. if you look already at this election cycle and the endorsement of two candidates, in hawaii the candidate for senate, as well as mike honda, for senate in california, they have both stood up and been champions for social security, one piece of the broader puzzle. again, we do want to see social security strengthened and expanded. politicians who speak to that, who helped to create an economy that is fair and provides a measure of economic security for all americans who are working hard, and all americans, the debt is the country we can be and those are the elected officials who speak to that and we will be supporting them in 2014. host: our guest became a member of moveon.org back in 2002, joint staff in 2007. the organization began
how do the elections weigh in? they are a chance for us to hold our elected officials accountable. they are a choice moment for the country. what kind of country are we going to be? what kinds of values over going to reflect? certainly we are looking to this election cycle as a time where we will make our values reflected in the leadership that we have. if you look already at this election cycle and the endorsement of two candidates, in hawaii the candidate for senate, as well as mike honda,...
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in a moment, a discussion of national party nominations, rules changes for the 2016 he elections and a look at political scandals and comebacks. this is nearly two hours. >> i actually have my own power and privilege. my job really is to keep time. we have four papers to be presented which means we will be giving about 15 minutes to each of the papers. we hope that you will see leading together on the topics. we hope you have great interest and with a present. but more than anything else, we hope that you will have great questions because this group of individuals have not only studied what has been, but they are giving us a little bit of a perspective of what is to come. and i think you'll find their perspective is very interesting to read the first of our presentations is a paper called the keen makers or cheerleaders party power and the causal effect of the endorsement and this is being presented by seth masket and eric mcghee. seth is at the university of denver and a policy of institute of california. and i will shut up and let them talk. >> thank you very much. yes, eric and i
in a moment, a discussion of national party nominations, rules changes for the 2016 he elections and a look at political scandals and comebacks. this is nearly two hours. >> i actually have my own power and privilege. my job really is to keep time. we have four papers to be presented which means we will be giving about 15 minutes to each of the papers. we hope that you will see leading together on the topics. we hope you have great interest and with a present. but more than anything else,...
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span, political- analyst charlie cook looks ahead to the 2014 midterm elections. after that, the first lady lady's encore continues with a look at the life and career of eddie ford. later, supreme court oral argument on the state's responsibility to control air pollution beyond its own borders. houseate and several seats will be decided. charlie cook of the cook political report highlighted the upcoming 2014 midterm elections
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they don't know the e-word, election. and what has happened is that they want this man to go down in history as having been embarrassed, even though he beat them twice in a fair and legitimate election. >> maybe not even though. maybe because he beat them twice. but the house judiciary committee held a hearing last month, dana, about how the president has failed his constitutional duties. they offered up a laundry list of issues they had. listen to this. >> then you can insert whatever you want, benghazi, fast and furious, the irs targeting of advocacy groups, nsa overreach. if you like your health care, you can keep it. >> the president had order on war al awlaki killed by drone strike. >> the president effectively enacted the dream act himself. >> the deep-water drilling ban, mr. holder's attempt to reform criminal justice by selectively enforcing our laws. mr. obama's unilaterally ignoring immigration laws in many cases. >> i mean, dana, you wrote about this hearing. it's like a complete grab bag, wasn't it? >> right.
they don't know the e-word, election. and what has happened is that they want this man to go down in history as having been embarrassed, even though he beat them twice in a fair and legitimate election. >> maybe not even though. maybe because he beat them twice. but the house judiciary committee held a hearing last month, dana, about how the president has failed his constitutional duties. they offered up a laundry list of issues they had. listen to this. >> then you can insert...
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so he was elected first and 46. he briefly thought about running for the 748, decided that was probably not a good time. from 48 to 52 he did something which house members did not really do back then. he went home every weekend. he would go home on thursday night, and he would just, massachusetts and spent four years going to, you know, ice-cream socials and church breakfast. he actually had in his apartment in boston, a map of the state of massachusetts, highlight map, and it would put a little tense, yellow or white pants where reed would get to a community. he said, as soon as i fill up this number to run for senate. so his house years or interesting, but it really was -- i mean, they broke the illness and the fact that he really then was looking for the next -- the next phase. so some issues that he was interested in. he was very interested in housing. this was a big issue in the aftermath of world war ii. he was also a very sharp critic of harry truman on some foreign policy issues. there was a big debate about
so he was elected first and 46. he briefly thought about running for the 748, decided that was probably not a good time. from 48 to 52 he did something which house members did not really do back then. he went home every weekend. he would go home on thursday night, and he would just, massachusetts and spent four years going to, you know, ice-cream socials and church breakfast. he actually had in his apartment in boston, a map of the state of massachusetts, highlight map, and it would put a...
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. >>> 2014 is an election year and shaping the elections there, an extension of jobless benefits and confirmation of janet yellen to head the federal reserve. >>> tribal allies have retain ramala, the iraqi military is set to regain control of fallujah from fighters connected to al qaeda. >>> wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the landmark speech of lyndon johnson declaring a war on poverty. >> and this administration today, here and now, declares ununconditional war on poverty n america. >> the speech came less than two months after the assassination of president kennedy. >> our aim is not only to relieve the symptom of poverty but to cure it. and above all: to prevent it. [applause] >> reporter: poverty had been a major concern of president kennedy and with a country still grieving, and almost one in five americans living in poverty, johnson declared war on poverty. university of texas at dallas professor mahai nedeen wrote a book on the subject. he said johnson's war on poverty speech was one of his best and the timing was perfect. >> johnson realized he was not going to be a lo
. >>> 2014 is an election year and shaping the elections there, an extension of jobless benefits and confirmation of janet yellen to head the federal reserve. >>> tribal allies have retain ramala, the iraqi military is set to regain control of fallujah from fighters connected to al qaeda. >>> wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the landmark speech of lyndon johnson declaring a war on poverty. >> and this administration today, here and now, declares...
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. >> let me tell you what is at stake in this election. >> the fiery political genius who knew where george w. bush was vulnerable. >> he is so yesterday, if i think of old calendar. >> we're going to hit him hard, legitimately. >> in the bush camp deputy campaign chief mary mat in. >> we got a very good bulldog doing that in mary matalin. >> the one they counted ton come out swinging against bill clinton. >> if we cannot believe anything he has said about his past how can we believe anything he's saying about his future. >> even as matalin denounced clinton she was romantically involved with carville. whom she met in dc a year earlier. >> wasn't really a date. >> first meeting. >> it was french fries that's all i can remember. i was struck, stayed struck, am struck. >> they couldn't have been mother different. matalin was from the south side of chicago. carville from rural louisiana and he was, by all accounts, a real handful. >> i was bad. >> how bad? >> i mean not going to class, drinking, gambling, everything you can think of. >> don't you say you graduated with a 4.0? >> it was
. >> let me tell you what is at stake in this election. >> the fiery political genius who knew where george w. bush was vulnerable. >> he is so yesterday, if i think of old calendar. >> we're going to hit him hard, legitimately. >> in the bush camp deputy campaign chief mary mat in. >> we got a very good bulldog doing that in mary matalin. >> the one they counted ton come out swinging against bill clinton. >> if we cannot believe anything he has...
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to election. so that's why i was looking for these sort of long-term trends. and you do get more fluctuation from election to election when you look at candidate affect. some of that is candidate-specific. although, of course, it's strongly correlated with partisan affect. so -- and the overall trend is definitely in the same direction. >> we looked at the presidential thermometer ratings, too, and found similar trends as alan mentioned. we also looked at there's some questions in the surveys that ask how angry does the democratic candidate make you, and those have trended up as well over time with 2012 being the record anger and fear cycle. the, your other question, we found the same pattern of declining thermometer ratings for democrats rating the republican party and republicans rating the democratic party. on average, the democratic ratings of the republican party are a point or so lower on average than republicans' ratings on democrat, but the differences are pretty small. >> [inaudible] >> y
to election. so that's why i was looking for these sort of long-term trends. and you do get more fluctuation from election to election when you look at candidate affect. some of that is candidate-specific. although, of course, it's strongly correlated with partisan affect. so -- and the overall trend is definitely in the same direction. >> we looked at the presidential thermometer ratings, too, and found similar trends as alan mentioned. we also looked at there's some questions in the...
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there'll be a midterm election in november. that cuts both ways. both parties will be angling for the various positions and playing to the bases, but some issues cut across that in the sense that if enough of the voters really want this, i think you can see them coming together to pass something like that because all the memories of the house are up for reelection in november. one third of the senate will be as well. all these issues will be fought in the context of the coming election. host: let's go to congressman peter king. janet we will get your take. >> for a brief. of time, speaking for myself i've always had a dollar is a dollar. but there has to be some compromise coming from the democrats. i don't want this permanent state of unemployment insurance. there are people who are looking -- this permanent state of unemployment insurance like europe. i would like to find a way to compromise, to extend unemployment insurance for a brief time, but also a burdens ands far as regulation. the ultimate answer is not unemployment insurance. the ultimat
there'll be a midterm election in november. that cuts both ways. both parties will be angling for the various positions and playing to the bases, but some issues cut across that in the sense that if enough of the voters really want this, i think you can see them coming together to pass something like that because all the memories of the house are up for reelection in november. one third of the senate will be as well. all these issues will be fought in the context of the coming election. host:...
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there's an election coming up in 2015. he is looking beyond that very >> he thinks the pressure will be on any party that comes into power after the next election. nevertheless, this really is about politicizing what we're seeing right now. we're seeing is a recovery. an improvement in the economy, a downtick in the economy. be message today is going to on the contrary, we can step back from austerity. we will not be stepping away from listening this pursestrings either. this really sets us out for an election year next year. is going to build throughout the next 12 months. >> everything will be very political. >> absolutely, francine. it will be on two fronts. not just on the economic side but on immigration as well. when you look at some of these polls, ec 30% of those who voted conservative back in 2010 to you kip, which is an anti-european party in this country. that is going to be a big fame as you go into the next year. .> is going to be interesting he has got a core constituency of voters. recall the mo a piece here
there's an election coming up in 2015. he is looking beyond that very >> he thinks the pressure will be on any party that comes into power after the next election. nevertheless, this really is about politicizing what we're seeing right now. we're seeing is a recovery. an improvement in the economy, a downtick in the economy. be message today is going to on the contrary, we can step back from austerity. we will not be stepping away from listening this pursestrings either. this really sets...
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while it is not winning them elections in virginia and there are plenty of republican candidates who have rewound the clock for their party, there is the reality that more abortion restrictions have been enacted in the past three years than the previous decade. 56% of american women now live in states restricting abortion rights and only 30% live in a state supportive of a women's right to choose. the landscape is changing. >> i think the political landscape is changing in terms of who's in the legislatures but access to reproductive health care has never been stronger. what we're beginning to see is certainly women and men recognizing the impact now of these very, very extreme laws. and on the birth control piece, i would say at planned parenthood, we're seeing women every day coming in our health centers ekz static that the birth control and preventive care is covered at no co-pay. this is a huge benefit and sinking into the average woman recognizing what the affordable care act is doing for her and her family. >> planned parent hood federation of america, cecile richards. thank yo
while it is not winning them elections in virginia and there are plenty of republican candidates who have rewound the clock for their party, there is the reality that more abortion restrictions have been enacted in the past three years than the previous decade. 56% of american women now live in states restricting abortion rights and only 30% live in a state supportive of a women's right to choose. the landscape is changing. >> i think the political landscape is changing in terms of who's...
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after the military deposed the first elected president, at least democratic elected and his muslim brotherhood government was overthrown, officials refused to call what happen there had a coupe. which was the military taking over. as the military's bloody crack down continues, some aid cuts were announced through military assistance, including training and spare parts and minor things. where do you see things going now in egypt? that can be very dangerous and i have consider stabilizing and linking them together, i agree asaad has won the conventional battle in syria, all these jihaddists, egyptians, europeans that have gone in and fought along may go home. so it is a very dangerous situation, and i am hoping for stability, but there could be dark days ahead. >> two towers figures on important developments, pope francis was named of the year, because he really seemed to at least be transforming the perception of the catholic church. do you think it is just that. >> i think what is interesting is he has put the church's mission back in front and center, and main stream politics that's increasin
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. >> given the prospects of midterm elections, how much can republicans really fight this at the end of the day? a lot of those are in hard-hit districts where unemployment is very high. >> you are hitting where the white house thinks. they are in a good position. they look at where these red districts are and the people that benefit from these emergency benefits the most. they think republicans will not have a choice. this is a fight they want to have and is willing to have. they feel like they are in the winner's seat here. john boehner has to figure out, can you attach this to something else and can it be paid for? have to look at the farm bill provision, but how boehner can do that, that is the big question. >> it is not cheap. $6 billion is the price tag for extending it three months. it is about $25 billion if they extend these emergency benefits for the full year. there's talk about a trade-off with the farm bill, some subsidies being cut. they be that could be the pay forward here. republicans will insist they gets paid for in some way or fashion. >> there is still the whole
. >> given the prospects of midterm elections, how much can republicans really fight this at the end of the day? a lot of those are in hard-hit districts where unemployment is very high. >> you are hitting where the white house thinks. they are in a good position. they look at where these red districts are and the people that benefit from these emergency benefits the most. they think republicans will not have a choice. this is a fight they want to have and is willing to have. they...
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prospects of midterm elections, how much can republicans really fight this at the end of the day? a lot of those are in hard-hit districts where unemployment is very high. are hitting where the white house thinks. they are in a good position. they look at where these red districts are and the people that benefit from these emergency benefits the most. they think republicans will not have a choice. this is a fight they want to have and is willing to have. they feel like they are in the winner's seat here. ,ohn boehner has to figure out can you attach this to something else and can it be paid for? have to look at the farm bill provision, but how boehner can do that, that is the big question. >> it is not cheap. $6 billion is the price tag for sending it three months. it is about $25 billion if they extend these emergency benefits for the full year. there's talk about a trade-off with the farm bill, some subsidies being cut. they be that could be the pay forward here. will insist they gets paid for in some way or fashion. >> there is still the whole we cannot agree with anything mind
prospects of midterm elections, how much can republicans really fight this at the end of the day? a lot of those are in hard-hit districts where unemployment is very high. are hitting where the white house thinks. they are in a good position. they look at where these red districts are and the people that benefit from these emergency benefits the most. they think republicans will not have a choice. this is a fight they want to have and is willing to have. they feel like they are in the winner's...
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general elections are scheduled for late april. awmed the political parties will be looking to get themselves into the best position as they can and exr force al-maliki to act. imran khan, al jazeera. >>> demanding the release of detainees. those demonstrations grew throughout the year. prime minister al-maliki tried to move but politician he from both sides blocked that group. the islamic state in iraq and the levant was formed, it's connected with al qaeda. it's support has grown. then those same al qaeda fighters defeated the iraqi army. soldiers were sent to break up the violence, then worried it will spark more violence. >>> earlier we spoke with dprpbl general mark kimid. >> i think america will be involved but as the secretary of state said, it will not be with manpower. it will probably be with advan advanced intelligence support. tactical intelligence. the iraqi security forces are not asking for manpower assistance. i talked to hoshar zabar ink the foreign minister about a month ago and asked him what they needed, would t
general elections are scheduled for late april. awmed the political parties will be looking to get themselves into the best position as they can and exr force al-maliki to act. imran khan, al jazeera. >>> demanding the release of detainees. those demonstrations grew throughout the year. prime minister al-maliki tried to move but politician he from both sides blocked that group. the islamic state in iraq and the levant was formed, it's connected with al qaeda. it's support has grown....
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was elected. to end the cold war he was either -- unravel ling of the soviet union. the structure of the berlin wall and so on. very effective are i. he didn't take a lot of credit for it. he would say i learned from my mother not to pay too much attention to the great i am. that's what his mother used to say. control your ego. in other words. he took that to heart. now that hurt him. because a lot of people wanted the president to explain what he was doing. he has to do that to get the proper credit. he didn't do that. by mid way in his presidency, the country turned against him because of the economy and the recession. they no longer wanted a foreign policy president. that i wanted a domestic policy president. president bush didn't get that. i say that sadly because i liked president bush, the father, personally. any of you know who him knows he's a gentleman decent and generous to people around him. he could never convey the qualities to the country. just one other quick point about the staying
was elected. to end the cold war he was either -- unravel ling of the soviet union. the structure of the berlin wall and so on. very effective are i. he didn't take a lot of credit for it. he would say i learned from my mother not to pay too much attention to the great i am. that's what his mother used to say. control your ego. in other words. he took that to heart. now that hurt him. because a lot of people wanted the president to explain what he was doing. he has to do that to get the proper...
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we're now in 2014 and another election year. so to change the subject from obamacare, that has been obviously difficult for democrats, they want to be able to use this as a political weapon to hit republicans over the head to say, you're not looking out for those who are struggling during this difficult economy. and so they have this, as a political issue here in this election year. martha: we're watching senator dick durbin making his case on the floor right now in the senate. mike, thank you very much. we'll see you later. bill: how long do you keep extending unemployment benefits? lars larson, compass radio networks. jehmu greene, fox news contributor. how are you two doing? good morning to both of you. >> good morning, bill. bill: i assume you're warm because you're indoors. lars, what do you think about this? should they do it or not? >> it is a tough one, i don't think they should do it unless it is paid for number one. secondly we don't want to turn it into a entitlement because america has far too many entitlements and w
we're now in 2014 and another election year. so to change the subject from obamacare, that has been obviously difficult for democrats, they want to be able to use this as a political weapon to hit republicans over the head to say, you're not looking out for those who are struggling during this difficult economy. and so they have this, as a political issue here in this election year. martha: we're watching senator dick durbin making his case on the floor right now in the senate. mike, thank you...